A place to share ideas and thoughts about miniatures, scale models, architecture and display my collections of Tynietoy, Strombecker, Tootsietoy, Halls, Kage, Kilgore &; Arcade cast iron, and a few other antique miniature finds and projects.

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Thursday, February 4, 2010

This house is 18" high X 23" wide X 12.5" deep and it put together with brass fold-tab brads.

This cardboard house contains 7 rooms with printed floor and the front is removable. The house dates from the early 1930's when it was marketed in catalogs for $1. Here we are 75 years later and I payed significantly more. The house sold for $1.77 in 1934 with 42 pieces of Strombecker furniture ( see ad below). This was the inspiration for me to start collecting the smaller scale painted Strombecker furniture to furnish it.

I came across some correspondence that I had with Dougless and thought I would post it.

Dougless was a regular contributer to Miniature Collector Magazine and I was a little sad to read of her death last month. I first corresponded with her in September of 2006 after finding an old dollhouse in a local antique store and trying to figure out its age and value.

I became a fan of hers after receiving a beautifully hand written note with lots of information and advice and later my question and her response were publised in Miniature Collector Magazine in February 2007 in her monthly column. I have posted her letter below.

Here are some pictures of the house, which is currently home to my 3/4" scale Strombecker Collection.

As it turns out, I found out the unmarked house is from 1946-47. After doing some research, I found it in a catalog. It is called: 4-ROOM JAYLENE HOUSE and sold for $22.05.

The house is constructed of masonite and wood and measures 24" X 8" X 16". The Jayline Toy company was located in Philadelphia PA.

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